Ree Drummond is dishing up great ideas for quick and easy game-day dishes. First, she knocks mashups out of the park with five-cheese Pepperoni Pizza Queso. Then cookies, caramel and chocolate are star players in her Quick Millionaire Shortbread, and Sheet Pan Sausage and Pepper Hoagies are unbeatable. She scores big with a sporty snack, Garlic-Ranch Party Mix, to wrap up her winning lineup.
It's a Valentine's Day celebration with plenty of chocolate on this episode of The Kitchen. The hosts prepare a romantic meal with Geoffrey Zakarian's Dark Chocolate Mousse, a tender filet mignon with mushroom red wine sauce from Katie Lee, and two mouthwatering side dishes from Marcela Valladolid and Jeff Mauro. The Kitchen crew gets crafty with new ideas for valentines made out of chocolate, including adorable chocolate kiss critters and edible chocolate vessels. A master chocolatier joins in on the fun with a silky-smooth dark chocolate truffle recipe and out-of-this-world flavors to spice it up! Geoffrey caps it all off with his take on a chocolate martini.
The Kitchen is sharing delicious recipes for a saucy Valentine's Day meal. Jeff Mauro sears up steaks to pair with Sunny Anderson's Easy Red Wine Peppercorn Sauce and Geoffrey Zakarian's Bearnaise Sauce. Geoffrey makes his Roasted Potatoes with Warm Blue Cheese Sauce as the perfect side dish, and Jeff shares a saucy dessert with his Butterscotch Sauce Sundae. Sunny, Jeff and Geoffrey work together on Katie Lee's Spicy Lobster Pasta and then make a romantic Melting Heart Cake. Geoffrey also shakes up a Chocolate Blood Orange Martini, and the hosts play a match game with cheese and chocolate pairings.
Love is in the air for a Valentine's Day filled with out-of-the-box flavor combinations and opposites-attract recipes. Sunny Anderson and Jeff Mauro share their take on surf and turf with Sunny's Cumin-Rubbed Steak paired with Jeff's Honey Tequila Lime Shrimp. Katie Lee heats things up with Roasted Beet and Beet Green Salad with Warm Pistachio Salsa Verde, and Geoffrey Zakarian marries two cultures in Penne with Spicy Sun-Dried Tomato "Pesto." Two 49th Pillsbury Bake-off Finalists share their easy-to-love sweet recipes, and Sunny's Black and White Petit Fours are the perfect treat for any sweetheart.
Throw a huge party and be stress-free with these easy recipes. Baker's Sign Pretzels; Chile-Rubbed Sirloin and Green Chile Nachos; Ranch Dip w/Vegetables.
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Gameplan
3 Days Ahead:
Make the sirloin rub
2 Days Ahead:
Prepare the Crema
Prep the cheese and nacho veg.
Whisk together the ranch
1 Day Ahead:
Make and bake the pretzels
Cut the veg for the dip
On the Day:
Grill and slice the sirloin
Bake the Nachos
Warm the pretzels
Snack Attack!